August 23, 2016 – Norfolk Southern, NS 1067, the Reading Lines Heritage Unit

August 23, 2016 – Norfolk Southern, NS 1067 (EMD SD70ACe), the Reading Lines Heritage Unit, pulls south, next to Indiana Southern Railroad’s 3383 pulling on the local at ISR’s Ashby Yard in Petersburg, Indiana. It then backs up and hooks to the local and takes both trains to the NS yard at Oakland City, IN.

April 12, 2016 – CSX Z462-12 (PAL LGE coal train) at Madisonville, Ky

April 12, 2016 - CSX Z462-12 (PAL LGE coal train), waits at the south end of Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky for a southbound CSX Q647 to pass, with Paducah and Louisville Railway UofL 2013, UK 2012 and 4516 as power.  - Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO 280 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

April 12, 2016 – CSX Z462-12 (PAL LGE coal train), waits at the south end of Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky for a southbound CSX Q647 to pass, with Paducah and Louisville Railway UofL 2013, UK 2012 and 4516 as power. – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO 280 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

April 10, 2016 – Norfolk Southern 1071 Heritage Unit “Jersey Central Lines” at Central City, Ky

April 10, 2016 - Norfolk Southern 1071 Heritage Unit "Jersey Central Lines" passes the signals in the old IC Yard at Central City, Ky as it moves north on the Paducah and Louisville Railway to Louisville, Ky. - Tech Info: 1/500 | f/2.8 | ISO 125 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

April 10, 2016 – Norfolk Southern 1071 Heritage Unit “Jersey Central Lines” passes the signals in the old IC Yard at Central City, Ky as it moves north on the Paducah and Louisville Railway to Louisville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/500 | f/2.8 | ISO 125 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

April 1, 2016 – Norfolk Southern’s 1071 Heritage Unit “Jersey Central Lines”

April 1, 2016 - Norfolk Southern's 1071 Heritage Unit "Jersey Central Lines" pulls out of the Warrior Coal Mine Lead onto Paducah and Louisville Railways Main line at Madisonville, Ky as it begins it's northbound trip to Louisville, Ky. The train tied down at Pond River, north of Madisonville till the new crew takes it on north this afternoon around 4pm CST - Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/6 | ISO 400 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 370mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

April 1, 2016 – Norfolk Southern’s 1071 Heritage Unit “Jersey Central Lines” pulls out of the Warrior Coal Mine Lead onto Paducah and Louisville Railways Main line at Madisonville, Ky as it begins it’s northbound trip to Louisville, Ky. The train tied down at Pond River, north of Madisonville till the new crew takes it on north this afternoon around 4pm CST – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/6 | ISO 400 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 370mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

March 20, 2016 – CSX X804-19 with Union Pacific’s MKT Heritage Unit 1988, “The Katy” at Slaughters, Ky

03.20.16 CSX X804-19 NB with UP 1988 The Katy, Slaughters, Ky

March 20, 2016 – CSX X804-19 departs from the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Ky with Union Pacific’s MKT Heritage Unit 1988, “The Katy” heading north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/500 | f/2.8 | ISO 100 | Lens: Nikon 18mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. ‪

January 28, 2016 – CSX empty tank train K442-27 at Dusk at Cedar Hill, TN

January 28, 2016 - CSX empty tank train K442-27 sits in the the fading light of the day at the north end of Cedar Hill, Tennessee with Norfolk Southern's Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 in the lead, waiting for a southbound before heading on north on the Henderson Subdivision. - Tech Info: 1/160 | f/6 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

January 28, 2016 – CSX empty tank train K442-27 sits in the the fading light of the day at the north end of Cedar Hill, Tennessee with Norfolk Southern’s Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 in the lead, waiting for a southbound before heading on north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/160 | f/6 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

January 28, 2016 – CSX empty tank train K442-27 at Cedar Hill, TN

January 28, 2016 - CSX empty tank train K442-27 sits in the siding at the north end of Cedar Hill, Tennessee with Norfolk Southern's Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 in the lead as they wait for a southbound before heading on north on the Henderson Subdivision. - Tech Info: 1/250 | f/6.3 | ISO 1100 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

January 28, 2016 – CSX empty tank train K442-27 sits in the siding at the north end of Cedar Hill, Tennessee with Norfolk Southern’s Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 in the lead as they wait for a southbound before heading on north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/250 | f/6.3 | ISO 1100 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

January 28, 2016 – CSX empty tank train K442-27 with NS Interstate Heritage Unit at Springfield, TN

January 28, 2016 - CSX empty tank train K442-27 approaches the Experimental Station Road crossing in Springfield, Tennessee with Norfolk Southern's Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 in the lead as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision. Last word was the train was tied down at Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky for the night so those to the north might catch it in daylight tomorrow!   - Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. ?#?jimstrainphotos?

January 28, 2016 – CSX empty tank train K442-27 approaches the Experimental Station Road crossing in Springfield, Tennessee with Norfolk Southern’s Interstate Heritage Unit 8105 in the lead as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision. Last word was the train was tied down at Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky for the night so those to the north might catch it in daylight tomorrow! – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. 

September 12, 2015 – Southern Railway 4501 returns to TVRM

September 12, 2015 - The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Southern Railway 4501 returns to the station at the museum after turning on the wye at Citco Junction on Norfolk Southern's mainline, during it's return trip from Cleveland on the Norfolk Southern Mainline at Chattanooga, Tennessee with a loaded passenger train during 2015 Railfest.  4501 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Southern Railway, the 4501 was the first of its class on that railroad. The wheel arrangement is a 2-8-2, known as a Mikado since the first of this type were sold to Japan. 4501 served the Southern until the 1940s when the railroad began buying diesel locomotives and phasing out steam operations. It then then saw service on a small coal-hauling railroad in Kentucky. Since the mid-1960s, 4501 has pulled countless passenger excursion trains across the Southern (later Norfolk Southern) Railway. The 4501 ended its service in 1999 due to rising maintenance costs. However, with the start of Norfolk Southern’s “21st Century Steam” program, the 4501 returned to service this year. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/7, ISO 250, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

September 12, 2015 – The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Southern Railway 4501 returns to the station at the museum after turning on the wye at Citco Junction on Norfolk Southern’s mainline, during it’s return trip from Cleveland on the Norfolk Southern Mainline at Chattanooga, Tennessee with a loaded passenger train during 2015 Railfest.
4501 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Southern Railway, the 4501 was the first of its class on that railroad. The wheel arrangement is a 2-8-2, known as a Mikado since the first of this type were sold to Japan. 4501 served the Southern until the 1940s when the railroad began buying diesel locomotives and phasing out steam operations. It then then saw service on a small coal-hauling railroad in Kentucky. Since the mid-1960s, 4501 has pulled countless passenger excursion trains across the Southern (later Norfolk Southern) Railway. The 4501 ended its service in 1999 due to rising maintenance costs. However, with the start of Norfolk Southern’s “21st Century Steam” program, the 4501 returned to service this year.
Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/7, ISO 250, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

September 12, 2015 – Southern Railway 4501 at McDonald, Tennessee

September 12, 2015 - The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Southern Railway 4501 heads west on the Norfolk Southern Mainline at Pine Hill Road, McDonald, Tennessee during it's return trip to Chattanooga with a loaded passenger train from Cleveland, during the Museum's 2015 Railfest. 4501 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Southern Railway, the 4501 was the first of its class on that railroad. The wheel arrangement is a 2-8-2, known as a Mikado since the first of this type were sold to Japan. 4501 served the Southern until the 1940s when the railroad began buying diesel locomotives and phasing out steam operations. It then then saw service on a small coal-hauling railroad in Kentucky. Since the mid-1960s, 4501 has pulled countless passenger excursion trains across the Southern (later Norfolk Southern) Railway. The 4501 ended its service in 1999 due to rising maintenance costs. However, with the start of Norfolk Southern’s “21st Century Steam” program, the 4501 returned to service this year. Tech Info: 1/1000sec, f/7, ISO 450, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

September 12, 2015 – The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Southern Railway 4501 heads west on the Norfolk Southern Mainline at Pine Hill Road, McDonald, Tennessee during it’s return trip to Chattanooga with a loaded passenger train from Cleveland, during the Museum’s 2015 Railfest.
4501 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Southern Railway, the 4501 was the first of its class on that railroad. The wheel arrangement is a 2-8-2, known as a Mikado since the first of this type were sold to Japan. 4501 served the Southern until the 1940s when the railroad began buying diesel locomotives and phasing out steam operations. It then then saw service on a small coal-hauling railroad in Kentucky. Since the mid-1960s, 4501 has pulled countless passenger excursion trains across the Southern (later Norfolk Southern) Railway. The 4501 ended its service in 1999 due to rising maintenance costs. However, with the start of Norfolk Southern’s “21st Century Steam” program, the 4501 returned to service this year.
Tech Info: 1/1000sec, f/7, ISO 450, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.